Portable melting apparatus.



G. GABRYS.

PORTABLE MELTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 001117. 1912.

Eate'nted Dac.. 33g 1913.

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UNITED sTATEsPATENr onirica.

Gaone GABrYs, or BUDAPEST, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Ass-IGNon dr FoRTY-rrvn ONE;-

HUNDREDTHS TO FRANK YOKEL AND FORTY-FIVE 0NEH '.UN DREDTHS"TO i STEFFEN. :B0-TH 0F MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.A

PORTABLE, MELTING .aeranarus-V i Specification of Letters Patent. V Y Patented Dec. `23, 1913.,v

application area oetobexj 17, '1912. serial no. 726,263.

To all 'whom 'it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Gaone GAnRYs, a subject ofthe -Kingg of Hungary, residing at Budapest, Austria-Hungary, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Portable Melting Apparatus; andI do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of; the same.

This invention relates to a readily portable apparatus for the' continuous melting of any kind of metals orsalloys-and for the continuous discharge of the molten metal.

This apparatus has essentially for its object to provide a readily portable apparatus capable of melting metals and alloys etlieiently, and of supplying the molten metal in a continuous stream.

The apparatus is particularly intended for use in processesinvolvingithe coating o'f. objcctsvby sprayiiig molten metal thereagainst, but is also adaptable for various other uses.

In this specification I will describe the use of the apparatus with particular reference to its use for the supply of molten' metal for such spraying processesg'but it is to be understood in 'so doing Ido not limit the apparatus to any such use. So portable is the apparatus thatfone J man .can carry the apparatus @about on laddersor scaffolding and can manipulate theapparatusfan'd pour' or apply the metal in any direction either.

downward, laterally or upward. It is thus possible to cast monuments on the spot 'in one piece of any 'kind of metal or to coat them with metal and yet retain the artistic modeling. For` example, roofs, bridges, large boilers or tanks and the like can be provided in like manner on the spot with a protecting metal begating.

The meltingapparatus embodying my invention comprises azcollecting vessel for recciving the molten metal and discharging it.

in a continuous stream, upon which collectmg vessel a plurality of melting vessels are mounted in the particularly advantageous manner hereinafter described;-the construction being such that after -a charge of metal has been melted in one oi these melting vessels. the'. latter may be rotated into position to discharge its molten contents into the collecting vessel, such discharge, however, being controlled by asuitable 'valve with which each such melting lvessel prpvided. These p able manner, as for example by a-gas or oil vblast-flame.

metal, whereby the continuous' working of ternatecharging of the melting vessels, the

sel may therefore also have very smal di@v circumstance'permits the apparatus to beA made very portableK inlcharacter, so that it' ing carried about,;because the Ywholeapparatus in; natura and in the working condi- ;ifn will have a weight of about 20-25 t1 os. i

A' cimstructional form of "this apparatus with vtwo melting vessels is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing, of WhichlFigure l'shows aside elevation and partialsection of the apparatus, the'section being taken-on-tliesection line I-"FI of Fig. 2.

gnozzle, inconnection with such outlet nozzle. In the drawings, l is a collecting vessel for the molten metal and 1s supported 'ny legs 2. l 1

3 is an outlet nozzle tapering-conically tobottom inclined toward the outlet a. The top of the collecting vessel l has on the left 'melting vessels'rnay be heated in any suit latter may have very small ldimensions land.. .in natura, they may have a capacity of kilos at the most, so -that the collectinol vos# nensions, because it needonly hold a little more than one of the-melting vessels." This Fig. 2 is a top view andpartial horizontalY 'and right a trough-shaped, cylindrically- It is obviousthat by alternately charging, l' the melting Vessels and alternatcl7 discharg-4 ing -their contents into the 'collecting vessel, `the latter can be continuously'supplied with' vthe apparatus' is insured. Owing tothe all-' may bexvnoved` fromjpla'ce toplacevery.- readily,l and may even beoperatedwhile be' trates one practicable arrangement ot blast i Ward the outlet 4 and 5 is a trough-shaped Y curved bed 6 provided at the lowest point with an aperture 31 (Fig. 3), in which bed a cylindrical melting ve ss el-.-v7-is rotatably mounted on its horizontal a'xis. The axes of both melting vessels 7 lie in a line and the melting vessels 7 areV provided on the oppositely situated `faces of the bottom with axial trunnions 8- (Figs. 2 and 3), which are mounted in bearings 9 formed onvthe top ofthe collect-ing vessel 1 and 'are secured by collars 10 against axialdisplaccment. One common pin 11 vloosely mounted axiallyA in both trunnions 8 serves for partially relieving the beds 6 supporting tli'emelting vessels 7 on the periphery. There is vformed at the highest point of the casing of'eachmelting vessel 7, a charging hole 12,-whicli is'adapted toibe. closed by a slide valveA 13 moving in dovetail guides. parallel to the'axis of the vessel. The outer surface of the 'slide valve 13 completes the cylindrical casing 'of the melting vessel 7 (Fig. 4). .The""slide valve 13 can be opened-or closed bmeans of an' eccentric 17 provided with. andle 14 and mounted by means cfa centric pin 15in a link -16 formed onthefouter' bottom' of the 'melting vessel 7. The .eccentric 17 engages with an eccentric pin-1 -inthe slide` valve 13. The handlelal. oft e eccentric 17 also serves for turning the melting vessel 7, whose hole 1 2. can be brought 'above the hole 31b`y' turning the lmelting vessel'7 at an angle of 180 for the purpose of discharging its contents intothe collecting vessel.

Qn thc'outer sidesof the melting vessels 7, ay socket19 ('Fig. 2) is provided, wherein a blower burner 21 connected'tothe gas or petroleum and air supply pipe 20 is mounted and secured by means of a cap nut 22 in such a manner that during the turning vof the -in a nozzle 26 shaped inaccordance wit-hthe Work to be performed. The cap 23 is vprovided on thetop With'a rearwardly inclined socket 27, in which a. blast nozzle 28 is interchangeably mounted and whose. narrow mouth lies just above the mouth 4 of the outlet nozzle 3 of the collecting vessel 1. There communicates with theupper wide mouth of this blast nozzle 28 a pipe 29, which leads high-pressure steam, air or another gas in a superheated state to the nozzle 28. This pipe 29 extends through a channel 30 inthe topl the moltenmetal in vessel 1.

Eyes 32 provided .in suitable places of the of the collecting vessel 1 in`order that the air, steam or other gas passing through said pipemay be heated by the heat radiated by collecting vessel 1 serve for suspending the apparatus to chains, ropes or Agirths in order f lthatV the apparatus may be more' easily and vconveniently manipulated or moved.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The melting vessels 7 are turned into Y the position as shown in Figs. 2 and on the right. After opening the slide valves 13,

' these vessels are fed or charged through the holes 12 with the metal to be employed and closed again after lighting the burners .21.

If liquid metal is already contained in a melting vessel 7, the latter willvbe turned into the position shown-in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 on the left after cutting. cil'l the burner 21 and the liquid metal is discharged into the collecting vessel 1 by opening the'slidevalve 13. This melting vessel 7 is'then returned to its original position and is chargedafresh as above. New the work proper can begin ej the pouring or coating of any kind of articles, parts or surfaces thereof, with metal, for which purpose,`when the apparai tus is to be used for the spraying of molten metal .high-pressure and superheated steam, air or another gas is fed through the into the nozzle 28 and draws theliqui metal V-out of the outlet' et of the-collecting vessel, prays this metal vand forces-it into the `flexie inet-al tube 25, from which the metal is passed by 'means of the nozzle 26 to suitableA pipe 29 "95d point-s vor parts to be coated with metal.

When the metal in the collecting vessel gets loiv,the contents of said vessel may be supplemented, in the same manneras before, from the first melt-ing vessel, then from the second melting vessel and the' latter when empty is immediately turned back' again and' charged afresh.' 'T metgl meanwhile melts again in the first meltlihgve'ssel and can be further manipulated in a continuousfoperation. It is obvious thatjor the. purpose of a larger demand, several melting Avessels 7 may alsobeprovided oneone common collecting vessel by varranging' them in pairs behind each other'. Such an arrangementwith several melting. vesselsrmay also be easily employed for. theA simultaneous manip- `ulationvor working Aof different metals, in

which case the different metals can either b e 'alloyed in the collecting vessel, or successively applied independently of each other. It may be stated that the blast nozzle" 28 can also be arranged-'as 'shown' in Fig. 5- within the outlet nozzle `3 Iin order to effect an intensive superheatingf vthe steam or gas adapted for spray Having'. no w l parti ascertained the n :tt'url y and in what maiiertli ame is-'to be performed, I declare that what "l claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A portable melting-apparatus comprising in combination a molten-metal-collecting vessel having,r an inclined bottom and having a discharge spout to which ,molten metal in said vessel will flow, and che or more melting-vessels rotatably mounted on said collecting vessel and each provided with means for applying heat to its contents and with a dischargeopening adapted to be moved f into position to discharge the contents of the melting vessel into the collecting vessel by the rotation of said melting vessel.

2. A portable meltingapparatus comprising in combination a moltemmetabcollecting vessel provided with one or more cylindrically-curved beds for one or more melting vessels7 and one or more melting-vessels having each a corresponding -cylindricallycurved surface adapted to rest upon said bed, and means for securing each such melting vessel in place with respect to said collecting-vessel, each such melting vessel provided with means for applying heat to its contents and with discharge means whereby when said vessel is rotated its .contents may be discharged into the collecting vessel,

3. A portable meltingfapparatns comprisin g in combination a mOlten-metal-collecting vessel having one or more cylindricallycurved beds for one or more melting/vessels, and one or more melting?r vessels having each a corresponding cylindrically-curved surface adapted to rest nponsaid bed, each such melting vessel having also a hollow trunnion, said collecting vessel having a corresponding trnnnion bearing for each such vessel, and a pivot pin for each such hollow trunnion, 'fitting within the hollow space thereof and carried by said collecting-vessel.

4. A portable melting apparatus compris ing)r in combination a molten-metalcollecting vessel, land one or more melting vessels rotatably mounted thereon and each provided with a discharge opening adapted to be brought into position to discharge molten metal into said collecting vessel by rotation dit of sach melting vessel, each melting vessel provided with valve means tor closing such discharge opening; 'compri a slide valve mounted in ,gj-.tides in said uel, and means for moving said valve. l

5, A portable meltingl apparaitre ing` in combination a molten-inet; l vessel, and one or more melti 'fr tatably mounted thereon` 1 i( discharge molten metal thereinfo, and provided with a lateral burnerport nd means for holding a burner in operat ,fc an lation With said port.

6. A portable meltingl apparatus compris" ing in combination a inolten-motal-collecting vessel, and a plurality of melting;l vessels rotatably mounted thereon and arranged to be moved by rotation alternately into a position to discharge their contents inter; i collecting vessel and into position to receive and melt 'a charge, said melting;l vessels being independently movable and adapted for independent and successive operationg whereby a substantially.l continuous dis charge of molten metal from said collecting;- vessel may bc maintained 7. A portable melting apparatus compriscompri` ing incombination a moltenmetal-collecti:ng

vessel having a restricted discharge opening and having a, bottom inclined toward said discharge opening, and a plurality of melt` ing vessels rotatably mounted on said collecting vessel and adapted to be moved by rotation alternately to a position to dis` charge their contents into said collecting vessel, and to a position to receive and melt a,

charge, said melting vessels adapted for in- 85 dependent and successive operai-,ion7 whereby a substantially constant How of molten metal from the discharge opening ol" said collecting vessel may be maintained.

l In testimony whereof, l. have signed my namen to this specification in the presence of' tivo siiliscribing Witnesses.

GEORG GABRYS.

Witnesses:

MARTIN HonNInoaJ, JOHN J. RoN'ro. 

